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Vocabulary – List 1
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Annual- happening once a year
• The clothing store holds an annual back-to-school sale every September.• “My dad makes more money
annually than your dad,” Percy bragged.
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Grotesque- weird; distorted
• The costume store had a lot of really grotesque masks. Julie wanted the one of the zombie with the acid on its face.
• When Marco looked at the grotesque angle of his arm, he knew it had to be broken.
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Gawk: to stare stupidly
• Kendra and Jessica gawked at Brad Pitt when he entered the elevator with them.
• Matthew was gawking at the New York skyscrapers when he stepped into an open manhole and broke his leg.
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Obese: very fat
• Eddie Murphy plays an obese man in The Nutty Professor.
• The health teacher blames potato chips and afternoon TV for so many of today’s young people being obese.
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Toxic: poisonous; unhealthy; harmful
• In the movie, Batman, the Joker fell into a large vat of toxic green stuff that melted his skin.
• Be careful when eating wild mushrooms. Some of them are toxic and may harm you.
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Blunder: a stupid or clumsy mistake
• The TV show “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” usually ends with footage of all the blunders the actors made while rehearsing.
• Nobody’s perfect. Everyone makes a blunder every once in a while.
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Bicker: to fight or quarrel over something silly
• The children bickered over the cupcake until their mother got so irritated she took it away and neither child got any.
• Even though he felt it was unfair. Lucas refused to bicker with his English teacher about his test grade.
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Brutal: vicious, cruel
• Southern Californians may never understand how people can survive the brutal cold and heavy snow of Minnesota winters.
• After the brutal soccer match, Joanna was bruised and sore.
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Feline: cat-like, member of the cat family
• The dog preferred feline food to its own Puppy Chow.
• When they lost a second feline to leukemia, the Smiths decided not to get any more pets.
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Tyrant: a ruler who abuses power
• When Charlie is put in charge of his younger sisters and brothers, he often behaves like a tyrant.
• “My dad is a tyrant,” grumbled Ross. “His word is law in our house.”
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Dumbfounded: speechless because of shock or amazement• Because the lottery winner was
dumbfounded, the reporteers couldn’t get a direct quote from her.
• Cherisse was dumbfounded when she discovered someone had painted her Volkswagon purple and green.
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Waiver: a document that shows a person voluntarily gives up a right,
claim or privilege• Tawnie signed a waiver of her right
to an attorney. She wanted to represent herself in court.
• Patricia’s waiver of parental guardianship made adoption of her child much easier for the Edmonds.